ELECTRONIC NOSE SNIFFING INTO HOMES
ELECTRONIC NOSE SNIFFING INTO HOMES
NEWBURY PARK, Calif. (Wireless Flash) In the not-too-distant future, Americans may sniff out health problems with handheld electronic noses. A southern California company is currently perfecting the zNose, a device that supposedly sniffs out dangerous molds and bacteria by detecting hydrocarbons released in the fungis waste products. The device can tell if a bottle of wine is bad before its opened, if baby needs a diaper changed or even if ragweed is in the air. The handheld phony honkers wont be available for a few years, but a spokesman for Electronic Sensor Technology, says the military and government may be the first recipients of larger models that can detect lethal nerve gases.
Thu 11-08-01